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Starting Solid Foods

From around six-months-old, your baby can move on from breast or formula milk and start eating other food.

If you’re ready to start your baby on solid foods, watch our three-part video series ‘Introduction to Solids’ to take you through the early stages of feeding your baby, and moving onto toddler foods.

Join two of our community nursery nurses from the 0-19 Health Visiting Service for expert advice.

If you’re still feeling unsure, join our Health Visiting team for a live Q&A bookable through Eventbrite.

Or, you may find the answer you’re looking for in our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Padlet.

What did you think? Leave us feedback about our Introduction to Solids recordings.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-19 years called ChatHealth. The service operates Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a public health nurse (health visitor/school nurse) within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens.

Children aged 0-5:
text
07520 615720
Children aged 5-19:
text
07507 332417

Should you require urgent health advice in the meantime, please contact your GP, visit an NHS walk-in centre or call NHS 111. For emergencies, dial 999 or visit A&E.

This page was last reviewed on 16-12-2024

This page will be next reviewed on 16-12-2027

Starting Solid Foods

From around six-months-old, your baby can move on from breast or formula milk and start eating other food.

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